Why are you not allowed to own ferrets if you live in certain places?

Question

Why are you not allowed to own ferrets if you live in certain places?

Answer 1

cause in some states they can be considered "Pests" and can kill them or the ferrets can kill other animals.

Answer 2

because they are good escape artists and if you live in an apartment or closed in community, they could get in someone elses house who might be allergic.

Answer 3

I do not knoww, I live in California, and I loveee them. They seem so cute and nice. :)

Answer 4

i no! Its sooo weird i mean when i looked on google they said that illinois was licensed to have it! And thats where i live, but i dnt get what the big fuss is!

Answer 5

Some states consider ferrets to be wild animals, and they do not allow wild animals to be kept as pets. Other states/cities consider them to be "exotic" and that if they were released they would harm the environment around them (like destroy crops, etc.). And finally, others are scared of a rabies epidemic, even though ferrets get "dumb rabies" not "furious rabies" and die soon after getting rabies and cannot transmit it to humans.